Detachable loop fastener for garments



Oct. 11l 1938.

W. A. MYSELS ET AL DETACHABLE LOOP FASTENER FOR GARMENTS f Filed June 2s, 1937 n Zine/elders.

Hgsel* Z' Je @11g my@ 25g/25er Patented Oct. 11, 1938 d y Y. -nn'rAoHAnLE *L'oor FASTENEB, Fon A f GAnMENrs A. Mysels Isenberg, f .F Chicago,

vApplication'`june-'28, 1937,;Serial No.' 150,688 f i v 4 Claims.

This invention relates generallygto Yfastening means employed with fur coats and the like, and more particularly, to a detachable and removable means of this character.

It is well known that in the manufacture of fur coats the same are provided lwith loops by f means-of which lthe coat is fastened Von the person. These loops become worn, however, after a short time in use, and it `becomes. necesaryto replace them. Todo so with coats ofi present manufacture is"rather*difiicult and expensive Vand it is, therefore, themain,r object of this -in`- vention -to provide a detachablerloop fastener whereby the same may'bereadily and `quickly replaced whenever it becomes necessary or de Y' sirable to do so.4 K l i VAnother object lof the invention is toprovide detachable fastening `means -for fur: coats and the like, comprising` apair of hookedinembers 0 normally secured tothe inner liningofthe coat and vto which the free endsA of a loopvmay bedeor ktachably secured, said hooked members being normally concealed from Vviewwhen -the loop is in assembled operative position on the coat. l

55 'Y A further object 'of this'inventi'o'n-v isto provide av loop fastener of thejcharacterdescribed for f use onv furv coats andV the like, saidvloopsbeing adapted for detachable 'engagement in operative position with a pair of memberspermanently se- CTI cured to the coat body; `said lastmentioned members being normally concealed fromlview, butbeingcapable of movementY to exposed position to facilitate theattaching'of the ends of the loop thereto.

A stillfurtherobject of the invention is` to pro-` videa device of the'` character described which will be simple in construction andyassembly,V which may be produced along lineslconvenient for low cost manufacture andwhich will at the same time be highly eflicient for carrying Vout the purposes for which it is designed.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds,

the invention consists in certain no vel featuresV in construction, arrangementrandY combination of parts herein more fully described,ii1lustrated in the accompanying drawing and g particularly pointedout in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in thev form, proportion, size, and minorV details of the structurer may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the in- A- vention. Y Y

For the purposerof facilitating an understanding of our invention, we have illustratedv in the g several figures of the drawing:

(elia-las) 5 Y 'accompanying drawing a preferred'embodiment n thereof, from an inspection of which, when conn sidered'inconnection with the following description, ourinvention, 'its mode of construction,

Y assembly and operationiandmany of its advantages'shouldlfbe readily understood and appreciated: Y

#Referring -totl.'i e `drawing in which the samey characters-ofnreference are employed to indicate corresponding 'or similar parts throughout the Referring 'to Athe drawing more specifically by charactersV of preference; the letter A designates *a garment. such asa fur coat or the like, which vgarment isprovided with buttons I0 and the loop members-I Iby means of which said garment may :be securely fastened on.the person. v In the embodimentfillustrated, the said loop `members II mayV belconstructed of any suitable material `and are provided adjacent their free vendswith suitable eyelets I2, by means' of which theVV ends'of said -loop members are'` detachably .secured to .hook members I3, whichV hook members maybe formed of any suitable material such asmetal orthelike.

' As already stated, the main object of this construction is to enable to replace the loop members II whenever the same may become worn and it is necessaryr or desirable to do so with a minimum of'labor and cost. The hook members I3 to Fig. a with the body `may be formed integral with a tubular body` I4 which may be split along its bottom edgeas shown at I5-an`d` between Ywhich split portions may be securely clamped one end of a. pieceV oi.'v elasticmaterial I6, the other end of whichfmay be securely fastened to the inner lining I1 ofthe garment by means of a row of stitching I8 or in some other suitable and well known manner. Provided directly adjacent each of said hookv members I3 in said body A of the garment is Va slit I9 through which said members I3 may extend as shown more clearly inrFig. 3, whenever it is desired to pull said vhook members through said slits for the purpose of attaching thereto the operative position on the garment.

. such a size and possess such elasticity as to normally remain concealed from view and to aiford a secure fastening means when the 'coat is Worn in a fastened condition but to readily permit the Withdrawal of said hook members through the slits I9 When it is desired'to replace the loop member I I.

Obviously there are many Ways Vinjvvhich thev said hook members I3 may be permanently and securely fastened to the inner lining of the gare ment and it is understood that Awe ,do not limit ourselves to the specications means illustrated in the drawing. The operation and result attained will be the same regardless ofthe specification means employed for securingthe `hook members within the garment, sollong as these members will normally remainvconcealed from View but Will readily permit their Withdrawal through the slits I9 when itbecomes necessary or desirable to replace the loop membersv I'I. It Will also benoted that the slits I9 are of .such a shape and size as to be completely unnoticeable when the garment -is being Worn, thereby not detracting from the normal appearance ofthe garment.

From the aboveyitwill be apparent that ,We have provided a very simple and inexpensive method for readily replacing the loop fasteners, which fasteners may be made Vup andfkeptvin stock for replacement. The construction disclosed is such'asto permit the replacement ofv ythe loop `members by Aunskilled Apersons in a minimum of time and with no cost for labor and the like.

It is believed that our invention,v its'mode of construction and 'assembly,and many of its advantages should be readily understood from the 'foregoingY without ifurther description,Y and it should alsofbe vmanifestthat an vembodiment of the invention hasbeen shown and describedfor illustrative purposes, the structural 'details are nevertheless capablezof Wide variation within the purview of our invention-asY designed inthe ap'- pended claims. f 'What We' claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States `is:'

1. In combination with" agarmenth cf means for fasteningsaidgarment on theperson; said means including@l pair of Ymembers permanently secured to the inner lining of said garment and normally concealed from view, a loop member having its free ends in detachable engagement with said rst mentioned members, and means for permitting the Withdrawal of said rst mentioned members for the purpose of attaching said free ends of said loop member thereto.

2. In combination With a garment, of means for fastening the same on the person, said means including the strip of material, the free ends of which are extended through slits provided in the body of the garment for detachable engagement `With a portion of the inner lining of the garment,

said detachable engagement being accomplished by hook members yieldingly connected to said inner lining, 'the yielding connection being such as to normally retain said hook members concealed from view but to permit their Withdrawal for facilitating the attaching of free ends of said strip thereto.

3. In combination with a garment, Vof means for fastening the same on the person, said means including a pair of hook members permanently secured by means of flexible strips to the inner lining of the garment and to normally remain concealedV from View When:the garment is being worna loop member having its free ends detachablyr secured to said hook members, said free ends extendingv through slits provided in the body of 1 theV garment, and remaining concealed from view intheir normaloperative position, said hook members being capable of Withdrawal through said slits to facilitate the detachableengagementr of said free ends therewith.

4. In combination With a garment, of vmeans for fastening the same on the person, said means including a pair of hoolmembers' anda pair of eXible strips, one end of each of said strips being permanently secured to the inner lining of the garment and the other end of which is secured to one of.v said hook members, a loop` member adapted for having each ofY its free ends detachably connectedto one o-ffsaid hook members, said free ends extending through slits Yprovided inthe bodyofthe garment and being retained by said hooky members in normally concealed position when said loop member isgin operative engagement With said hook memberssaid iieXible strips beingi adapted for normally retaining said hook members concealed from View but. permitting the Withdrawal of said hook members through said slits to facilitate the connection of thefree ends of said loop member to said hook members.

WILLIAM AI'MYSELs. ROBERT ISENBERG. 

